Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 5:01 pm

WARNING: Explicit Content May Be In Songs and/or Videos

Here's the current ballot, with YouTube links.

Click through here to see the full bracket. I am excellent at visual design. You can see zoomed in sub-brackets here.

To destroy everyone's holiday season and the peace upon the seasons, I'll be running a single elimination tournament of the best songs of the 2000s as chosen by me. It'll be limited to one song per artist, excluding featured appearances.

I have some 300+ songs I'm trying to listen to before I launch this, so I hopefully will have this done by next week.

jonpin · Post by **jonpin** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 6:45 pm

By 2000s, you mean the decade of 2000-2009, right?

In any event, as the organizer of the annual "HSQB's Favorite Hit Song" poll/thread, I eagerly await having STRONG OPINIONS on this matter. Expect a lot of "I understand why you included this popular song by [artist], but [third single that barely made top 40] is a thousand times better"

Nate714 · Post by **Nate714** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 7:22 pm

My body is ready

Edit: Rooting for My Immortal

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 7:56 pm

jonpin wrote:By 2000s, you mean the decade of 2000-2009, right?

yessir

merv1618 · Post by **merv1618** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 8:46 pm

inb4 hey ya wins

but I enjoy this idea

Cheynem · Post by **Cheynem** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 9:00 pm

Stacy's Mom

mazinomer · Post by **mazinomer** » Sun Dec 10, 2017 9:03 pm

The best song of the 2000s is objectively either "Hey Ya" or "All My Friends".

Panayot Hitov · Post by **Panayot Hitov** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 12:32 am

skeng

ryanrosenberg · Post by **ryanrosenberg** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 12:44 am

darude sandstorm

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:47 am

People like teasers, right??

El Salvadoreno · Post by **El Salvadoreno** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:59 am

lose yourself

bretthogan43 · Post by **bretthogan43** » Mon Dec 11, 2017 8:03 pm

through the fire and flames

Steeve Ho You Fat · Post by **Steeve Ho You Fat** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 9:29 pm

While Fred's preview is encouraging anyone who votes against Crazy in Love or Yeah! is tripping.

jonpin wrote:In any event, as the organizer of the annual "HSQB's Favorite Hit Song" poll/thread, I eagerly await having STRONG OPINIONS on this matter. Expect a lot of "I understand why you included this popular song by [artist], but [third single that barely made top 40] is a thousand times better"

I eagerly await the 2017 iteration of this contest, so we can all point and laugh at Ed Sherran while recognizing the Migos as Millenial's Beatles.

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Tue Dec 12, 2017 10:23 pm

In any event, as the organizer of the annual "HSQB's Favorite Hit Song" poll/thread, I eagerly await having STRONG OPINIONS on this matter. Expect a lot of "I understand why you included this popular song by [artist], but [third single that barely made top 40] is a thousand times better"

I look forward to voting on this in 2031.

Steeve Ho You Fat wrote:While Fred's preview is encouraging anyone who votes against Crazy in Love or Yeah! is tripping.

the songs in the preview are my currently planned #1 seeds

Fun fact: I have 200 more songs to listen to! 8 of them are by Coldplay! That's about 8 more songs of Coldplay than I've intentionally listened to this year!

So, I'm struggling to get this down to 64, honestly. There might be some kind of vote-in thing of some sort.

Charm Bison · Post by **Charm Bison** » Wed Dec 13, 2017 12:24 pm

I’m pulling for Paper Planes

Ciorwrong · Post by **Ciorwrong** » Wed Dec 13, 2017 12:53 pm

If "Bleed" by Meshuggah isn't included, I riot. That song is iconic and typifies 2000s progressive metal along with, say, "Octavarium" by Dream Theater.

Charm Bison · Post by **Charm Bison** » Wed Dec 13, 2017 2:24 pm

So Crazy, Seven Nation Army, Hey Ya!, and...what’s the fourth one?

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Wed Dec 13, 2017 2:48 pm

99 Problems

Progcon wrote:If "Bleed" by Meshuggah isn't included, I riot. That song is iconic and typifies 2000s progressive metal along with, say, "Octavarium" by Dream Theater.

WHOSE SUGAR??

Ciorwrong · Post by **Ciorwrong** » Wed Dec 13, 2017 2:58 pm

AKKOLADE wrote:99 Problems

Progcon wrote:If "Bleed" by Meshuggah isn't included, I riot. That song is iconic and typifies 2000s progressive metal along with, say, "Octavarium" by Dream Theater.
WHOSE SUGAR??

"Sugar" by SOAD came out in 1998.

Charm Bison · Post by **Charm Bison** » Wed Dec 13, 2017 4:21 pm

I’m automatically voting against Jay-Z, no matter the quality of the song, because he pulled all his music off Spotify and YouTube. The first one is understandable, but annoying. The second one is going too far.

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Wed Dec 13, 2017 6:05 pm

sambrochin wrote:The second one is going too far.

Nah.

Artists should be able to do what they want with their music.

Also, what Ricky said V

El Salvadoreno · Post by **El Salvadoreno** » Wed Dec 13, 2017 6:10 pm

sambrochin wrote:I’m automatically voting against Jay-Z, no matter the quality of the song, because he pulled all his music off Spotify and YouTube. The first one is understandable, but annoying. The second one is going too far.

Even if you disagree with Jay-Z's decision (which he has the right to do), isn't the whole point of this to vote on your opinion of the songs, rather than your opinions of his business/personal decisions.

ValenciaQBowl · Post by **ValenciaQBowl** » Thu Dec 14, 2017 10:07 am

Hmm, do you enter a Jason Isbell song from his solo career or from when he was in Drive-By Truckers? And how do you limit yourself to just one DBT song??? I mean, I guess "Zip City" came out in 2001, so....

Habitat_Against_Humanity · Thu Dec 14, 2017 4:29 pm

ValenciaQBowl wrote:Hmm, do you enter a Jason Isbell song from his solo career or from when he was in Drive-By Truckers? And how do you limit yourself to just one DBT song??? I mean, I guess "Zip City" came out in 2001, so....

Wanna do a 2nd Isbell/DBT bracket? I'm game.

Post by **Susan** » Thu Dec 14, 2017 4:46 pm

Habitat_Against_Humanity wrote:
ValenciaQBowl wrote:Hmm, do you enter a Jason Isbell song from his solo career or from when he was in Drive-By Truckers? And how do you limit yourself to just one DBT song??? I mean, I guess "Zip City" came out in 2001, so....
Wanna do a 2nd Isbell/DBT bracket? I'm game.

I'm in.

ValenciaQBowl · Post by **ValenciaQBowl** » Thu Dec 14, 2017 9:59 pm

Yes, yes I would.

Steeve Ho You Fat · Post by **Steeve Ho You Fat** » Fri Dec 15, 2017 10:58 pm

Susan wrote:
Habitat_Against_Humanity wrote:
ValenciaQBowl wrote:Hmm, do you enter a Jason Isbell song from his solo career or from when he was in Drive-By Truckers? And how do you limit yourself to just one DBT song??? I mean, I guess "Zip City" came out in 2001, so....
Wanna do a 2nd Isbell/DBT bracket? I'm game.
I'm in.

Yes please

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Sat Dec 16, 2017 12:17 am

I've listened to probably 500+ songs this week. I have 22 or so left to check. I've narrowed the rest down to a list of 90 songs.

My plan is to lock 60 songs into the field. The last four will be picked from a vote-off out of ten-ish songs.

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Sat Dec 16, 2017 10:07 pm

So, I couldn't narrow it down. So what we have are 80 songs. The top 48 seeds will be revealed after we do round zero, where we narrow 32 songs down to 16 for the last spots.

The only rules for voting are that you must listen to each song in the voting, and you must vote for each match-up.

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Sat Dec 16, 2017 10:07 pm

Round Zero - Part One

Song: Little Lion Man
Artist: Mumford and Sons
Album: Sigh No More
Year: 2009

Song: Can’t Get You Out of My Head
Artist: Kylie Minogue
Album: Fever
Year: 2001

Song: I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
Artist: Arctic Monkeys
Album: Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
Year: 2005

Song: Since U Been Gone
Artist: Kelly Clarkson
Album: Breakaway
Year: 2004

Song: 1234
Artist: Feist
Album: The Reminder
Year: 2007

Song: Not Ready to Make Nice
Artist: Dixie Chicks
Album: Taking the Long Way
Year: 2006

Song: Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story)
Artist: !!!
Album: Louden Up Now
Year: 2003

Song: Do You Realize??
Artist: The Flaming Lips
Album: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
Year: 2002

Song: First Day of My Life
Artist: Bright Eyes
Album: I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning
Year: 2005

Song: Best of You
Artist: Foo Fighters
Album: In Your Honor
Year: 2005

Song: Clocks
Artist: Coldplay
Album: A Rush of Blood to the Head
Year: 2002

Song: Zip City
Artist: Drive-By Truckers
Album: Southern Rock Opera
Year: 2001

Song: Standing in the Way of Control
Artist: The Gossip
Album: Standing in the Way of Control
Year: 2006

Song: Stuck Between Stations
Artist: The Hold Steady
Album: Boys and Girls in America
Year: 2006

Song: Hoppipola
Artist: Sigur Ros
Album: Takk…
Year: 2005

Song: Chasing Pavements
Artist: Adele
Album: 19
Year: 2008

And your ballot:

Little Lion Man – Mumford and Suns vs. Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Kylie Minogue

I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys vs. Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson

1234 – Feist vs. Not Ready to Make Nice – Dixie Chicks

Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story) – !!! vs. Do You Realize?? – The Flaming Lips

First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes vs. Best of You – Foo Fighters

Clocks – Coldplay vs. Zip City – Drive-By Truckers

Standing in the Way of Control – Gossip vs. Stuck Between Stations – The Hold Steady

Hoppipola – Sigur Ros vs. Chasing Pavements – Adele

You will have 48 hours to vote

Cheynem · Post by **Cheynem** » Sat Dec 16, 2017 11:13 pm

Habitat_Against_Humanity · Sat Dec 16, 2017 11:19 pm

And your ballot:

Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Kylie Minogue

Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson

1234 – Feist

Do You Realize?? – The Flaming Lips

First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes

Zip City – Drive-By Truckers

Stuck Between Stations – The Hold Steady

Chasing Pavements – Adele

High Dependency Unit · Sat Dec 16, 2017 11:38 pm

Little Lion Man
Since U Been Gone
Not Ready to Make Nice
Do You Realize??
Best of You
Clocks
Standing in the Way of Control
Chasing Pavements

merv1618 · Post by **merv1618** » Sat Dec 16, 2017 11:44 pm

Little Lion Man – Mumford and Suns

I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys

Not Ready to Make Nice – Dixie Chicks

Do You Realize?? – The Flaming Lips

Best of You – Foo Fighters

Clocks – Coldplay

Standing in the Way of Control – Gossip

Hoppipola – Sigur Ros

Who Cares About Nausinous · Sat Dec 16, 2017 11:49 pm

Ballot:

Little Lion Man

Since U Been Gone

1234

Do You Realize??

First Day of My Life

Clocks

Stuck Between Stations

Hoppipola

(edit: forgot the last one)

AKKOLADE · Post by **AKKOLADE** » Sat Dec 16, 2017 11:50 pm

Luc, I think you missed the last match up.

Edit: never mind.

L.O.V.E. · Post by **L.O.V.E.** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 12:04 am

Little Lion Man
Since U Been Gone
1234
Do You Realize??
Best of You
Clocks
Stuck Between Stations (which I hope to see go deep as a Cinderella)
Hoppipola

Howemilton · Post by **Howemilton** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 12:05 am

Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Kylie Minogue
Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson
Not Ready to Make Nice – Dixie Chicks
Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story) – !!!
Best of You – Foo Fighters
Clocks – Coldplay
Stuck Between Stations – The Hold Steady
Chasing Pavements – Adele

1.82 · Post by **1.82** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 12:11 am

Little Lion Man – Mumford and Suns vs. Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Kylie Minogue

I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys vs. Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson

1234 – Feist vs. Not Ready to Make Nice – Dixie Chicks

Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story) – !!! vs. Do You Realize?? – The Flaming Lips

First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes vs. Best of You – Foo Fighters

Clocks – Coldplay vs. Zip City – Drive-By Truckers

Standing in the Way of Control – Gossip vs. Stuck Between Stations – The Hold Steady

Hoppipola – Sigur Ros vs. Chasing Pavements – Adele

kady · Post by **kady** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 12:39 am

Little Lion Man – Mumford and Suns

Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson

Not Ready to Make Nice – Dixie Chicks

Do You Realize?? – The Flaming Lips

Best of You – Foo Fighters

Clocks – Coldplay

Stuck Between Stations – The Hold Steady

Chasing Pavements – Adele

Post by **Auks Ran Ova** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 12:40 am

Can't Get You Out Of My Head
Since U Been Gone
1234
Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story) (has to be this one since DYR?? is abhorrent)
Best of You
Zip City
Stuck Between Stations (The Hold Steady rules)
Hoppipola

Auroni · Post by **Auroni** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 12:44 am

Little Lion Man – Mumford and Suns vs. Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Kylie Minogue - Kylie Minogue rules, and Little Lion Man infuriates me with its aggressive mediocrity.

I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys vs. Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson

1234 – Feist vs. Not Ready to Make Nice – Dixie Chicks

Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story) – !!! vs. Do You Realize?? – The Flaming Lips

First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes vs. Best of You – Foo Fighters

Clocks – Coldplay vs. Zip City – Drive-By Truckers

Standing in the Way of Control – Gossip vs. Stuck Between Stations – The Hold Steady

Hoppipola – Sigur Ros vs. Chasing Pavements – Adele

Off To See The Lizard · Sun Dec 17, 2017 1:03 am

Little Lion Man – Mumford and Suns vs. Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Kylie Minogue

I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys vs. Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson

1234 – Feist vs. Not Ready to Make Nice – Dixie Chicks

Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story) – !!! vs. Do You Realize?? – The Flaming Lips

First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes vs. Best of You – Foo Fighters

Clocks – Coldplay vs. Zip City – Drive-By Truckers

Standing in the Way of Control – Gossip vs. Stuck Between Stations – The Hold Steady

Hoppipola – Sigur Ros vs. Chasing Pavements – Adele

sephirothrr · Post by **sephirothrr** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 1:49 am

Little Lion Man – Mumford and Suns vs. Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Kylie Minogue

I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys vs. Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson

1234 – Feist vs. Not Ready to Make Nice – Dixie Chicks

Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story) – !!! vs. Do You Realize?? – The Flaming Lips

First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes vs. Best of You – Foo Fighters

Clocks – Coldplay vs. Zip City – Drive-By Truckers

Standing in the Way of Control – Gossip vs. Stuck Between Stations – The Hold Steady

Hoppipola – Sigur Ros vs. Chasing Pavements – Adele

heterodyne · Post by **heterodyne** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 1:56 am

Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Kylie Minogue

Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson

Not Ready to Make Nice – Dixie Chicks

Do You Realize?? – The Flaming Lips

No vote cast

Zip City – Drive-By Truckers

no vote cast lol

Chasing Pavements – Adele

ryanrosenberg · Post by **ryanrosenberg** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 1:58 am

Little Lion Man – Mumford and Suns vs. Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Kylie Minogue

I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys vs. Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson

1234 – Feist vs. Not Ready to Make Nice – Dixie Chicks

Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story) – !!! vs. Do You Realize?? – The Flaming Lips

First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes vs. Best of You – Foo Fighters

Clocks – Coldplay vs. Zip City – Drive-By Truckers

Standing in the Way of Control – Gossip vs. Stuck Between Stations – The Hold Steady
Hold Steady always and forever.

Hoppipola – Sigur Ros vs. Chasing Pavements – Adele

naturalistic phallacy · Sun Dec 17, 2017 2:13 am

Little Lion Man – Mumford and Suns vs. Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Kylie Minogue

I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys vs. Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson

1234 – Feist vs. Not Ready to Make Nice – Dixie Chicks

Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story) – !!! vs. Do You Realize?? – The Flaming Lips

First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes vs. Best of You – Foo Fighters

Clocks – Coldplay vs. Zip City – Drive-By Truckers

Standing in the Way of Control – Gossip vs. Stuck Between Stations – The Hold Steady

Hoppipola – Sigur Ros vs. Chasing Pavements – Adele

Sun Dec 17, 2017 2:23 am

Little Lion Man – Mumford and Suns vs. Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Kylie Minogue

Little Lion Man is one of the two or so Mumford and Sons songs I actually quite like, though I've always found the profanity in the chorus a bit jarring. But Can't Get You Out of My Head is a top-tier earworm and one of the best dancepop hits of the decade, so it wins pretty easily here.

I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys vs. Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson

I absolutely adore "Dancefloor", which will always be THE Arctic Monkeys song to me. There are much better Kelly Clarkson songs. So this one is pretty easy too.

1234 – Feist vs. Not Ready to Make Nice – Dixie Chicks

Country hits so frequently feel either silly or impersonal, but this one hits hard, and was a bold-ass move to release in 2006 after their controversy with Dubya. The Feist song is alright but I don't really see myself listening to it outside of an iPod commercial.

Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story) – !!! vs. Do You Realize?? – The Flaming Lips

I didn't think I had heard either of these songs before, but I recognized Do You Realize pretty quickly. It's aight. I'll take the !!! song over it, it's pretty funky and cool if a little long.

First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes vs. Best of You – Foo Fighters

I had not heard the Bright Eyes song before. I thought it kind of stunk. There are better Foo songs, but THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST THE BEST Of You at least has meme value.

Clocks – Coldplay vs. Zip City – Drive-By Truckers

I've heard so much about Drive-By Truckers, so this was my first experience with them. Solid if not outstanding tune, I'll def give the rest of Southern Rock Opera a listen. I actively hate Clocks, so this was not a tough decision.

Standing in the Way of Control – Gossip vs. Stuck Between Stations – The Hold Steady

Another match of songs that are new to me! I'm not from Minnesota, so The Hold Steady's charms are lost on me. Not a huge fan of the lead singer's voice or the rambling lyrics, but it is nice instrumentally and may grow on me. Standing in the Way of Control has a really good chorus, even if it's not outstanding overall.

Hoppipola – Sigur Ros vs. Chasing Pavements – Adele

Chasing Pavements is an excellent, deeply sad song that showed us that Adele is gonna be around for a while, even if it's inferior to most of 21. I don't really get the Sigur Ros song- do people who like these guys actually like them or just say they do?

Gonna try to keep writing these blurbs, at least for the first round.

armitage · Post by **armitage** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 2:25 am

Little Lion Man – Mumford and Suns vs. Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Kylie Minogue
I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys vs. Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson
1234 – Feist vs. Not Ready to Make Nice – Dixie Chicks
Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story) – !!! vs. Do You Realize?? – The Flaming Lips
First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes vs. Best of You – Foo Fighters
Clocks – Coldplay vs. Zip City – Drive-By Truckers
Standing in the Way of Control – Gossip vs. Stuck Between Stations – The Hold Steady
Hoppipola – Sigur Ros vs. Chasing Pavements – Adele

Aaron's Rod · Post by **Aaron's Rod** » Sun Dec 17, 2017 2:37 am

Little Lion Man – Mumford and Suns vs. Can’t Get You Out of My Head – Kylie Minogue
Surprised that Kylie Minogue is doing so well on here. It's certainly good, I just love "Little Lion Man."

I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys vs. Since U Been Gone – Kelly Clarkson
This matchup made me realize that I'm going to be heavily biased towards songs that I actually liked at the time. =P

1234 – Feist vs. Not Ready to Make Nice – Dixie Chicks

Me and Giuliani Down by the Schoolyard (A True Story) – !!! vs. Do You Realize?? – The Flaming Lips
Easiest choice on here.

First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes vs. Best of You – Foo Fighters
Both good, the latter is just a little too repetitive for me.

Clocks – Coldplay vs. Zip City – Drive-By Truckers

Standing in the Way of Control – Gossip vs. Stuck Between Stations – The Hold Steady
Stuck Between Stations has some nice moments, but I don't like his voice, and Standing in the Way of Control seemed overall like a better song.

Hoppipola – Sigur Ros vs. Chasing Pavements – Adele
Sigur Ros is boring.